Xeon Platinum 8256 vs W-1290E
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-1290E outperforms Xeon Platinum 8256 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 699 | 796 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 34.17 | 1.56 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 11.88 | 9.54 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Comet Lake (2020) | Cascade Lake-SP (2018) |
| Release date | 13 May 2020 (4 years ago) | 11 December 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $552 | $7,007 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon W-1290E has 2090% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8256.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-1290E and Xeon Platinum 8256 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 38 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 16.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 206 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 72 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-1290E and Xeon Platinum 8256 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | 1200 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1290E and Xeon Platinum 8256. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon W-1290E and Xeon Platinum 8256 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1290E and Xeon Platinum 8256 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-1290E and Xeon Platinum 8256. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics P630 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1290E and Xeon Platinum 8256.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.79 | 10.46 |
| Recency | 13 May 2020 | 11 December 2018 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 4 |
| Threads | 20 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 105 Watt |
Xeon W-1290E has a 12.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and 10.5% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon W-1290E is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 in performance tests.
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